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Readers’ Rock List: Fictional Bands

7/21/08, 3:37 pm EST

Last week, we asked our readers to tell us their favorite fictional band. We’ve tallied the votes, and Spinal Tap and all eight of their deceased drummers was named the best fake band, edging a bunch of 80s bands, a pair of groups invented by Cameron Crowe, wannabe Beatles and acts fronted by Brendan Fraser and Jack White. Check out the full list below:

1. Spinal Tap (This Is Spinal Tap)
2. Wyld Stallyns (Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure)
3. The Commitments (The Commitments)
4. Stillwater (Almost Famous)
5. The Oneders/The Wonders (That Thing You Do!)
6. Steel Dragon (Rock Star)
7. The Rutles (All You Need Is Cash)
8. Citizen Dick (Singles)
9. The Lone Rangers (Airheads)
10. Barry Jive and the Uptown Five (High Fidelity)

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Fozzie Bear | 7/21/2008, 3:47 pm EST

“We’re getting the band back together!!!” “The band? The band. THE BAND!!!!”

The Band, from the Blues Brothers

Chance | 7/21/2008, 4:33 pm EST

WHAT?!?!?

No Blues Hammer (from Ghost World)?!!?

Shucks.

Swingline | 7/21/2008, 4:43 pm EST

11. CB4

me | 7/21/2008, 4:48 pm EST

thanks for the high fidelity nod
though i prefer the name Kathleen Turner Overdrive

Chris | 7/21/2008, 4:54 pm EST

What about fish taco? My Name is earl.

Jonathan | 7/21/2008, 5:06 pm EST

But the Blues Brothers actually toured a bit, making them a non-fictional band.

Fozzie Bear | 7/21/2008, 5:50 pm EST

Jonathan: RE: fictional bans touring So did Spinal Tap and the Rutles (with the Dead Parrots’ Society, hilarious album) But I see the point….when does fiction become reality?

Odelayer | 7/21/2008, 7:35 pm EST

WHERE’S THE BEETS FROM DOUG?? They had classics like “i need more allowance” and “killer tofu”…

sy | 7/21/2008, 8:17 pm EST

hey idiots, the beets aren’t wanna be beatles, they’re from doug…

Anonymous | 7/21/2008, 10:42 pm EST

do you mean jack black?

thezero | 7/21/2008, 11:41 pm EST

i couldn’t even post my picks when i tried over the weekend… so here they are now

hedwig and the angry inch

CB4

n*gg*z with hats

tom in Vegas | 7/22/2008, 12:05 am EST

to me who posted earlier, my brother like the name Kathleen Turner Overdrive so much, he stole it, and plays in a band by that name occasionally in the Cleveland area.

Musicgoat.com | 7/22/2008, 12:25 am EST

WTF? No Eddie and the Cruisers?

gmount | 7/22/2008, 12:41 am EST

Josie and the Pussy Cats

Orgo | 7/22/2008, 12:41 am EST

I tried adding Jenifur from Hard Core Logo,but like thezero,you wouldn’t take my vote,let alone let me read other people’s comments

gmount | 7/22/2008, 12:52 am EST

Disaster Area feat. Hotblack Desiato!

The Loudest Band in the Universe with a lead singer who had to spend a year dead for tax reasons.

Doesn’t get any better!

lucas | 7/22/2008, 11:48 am EST

love fist?

tincatdream | 7/22/2008, 1:43 pm EST

sexual chocolate.

MikeZ. | 7/22/2008, 3:52 pm EST

Gary Rossington’s present version of Lynyrd Skynyrd

DAVID | 7/22/2008, 4:45 pm EST

does Gorillaz count?

Grosg | 7/27/2008, 10:44 am EST

Dewey Cox and the Hard walker.
RS..how can u forget this?

Dana | 7/28/2008, 4:14 pm EST

The Banana Splits, The Bacon Brothers Band, 30 Odd Foot Of Grunts and The Tone Rangers.

Morris | 2/4/2009, 3:43 pm EST

Hedwig and the Angry Inch shoul be on that list

Smudge | 2/5/2009, 7:59 am EST

And what about Jimmy Nail, Steven Rea, Bill Nighy, Tim Spall etc from Still Crazy with their legendry band – Strange Fruit?

Should be in the list :P

-Smudge-

jaslin | 2/8/2009, 4:41 pm EST

WKRP’s Scum of the Earth

RG | 6/20/2009, 11:56 pm EST

What? No Bad News? Heresy!

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